Curious about AI-generated risk assessments but not sure if it’s right for you? You’re in the right place.
Whether you’re already experimenting with tools like ChatGPT or just starting to explore automation, Secret Compass AI was built with one clear goal: to create accurate, shoot-specific risk assessments for TV & Film – fast.
Here’s how we address the most common concerns:
AI can’t replace expert judgement.
Absolutely – and it shouldn’t.
Our tool is built to support experts, not replace them. It handles the time-consuming structure and drafting, based on your input, so you can focus on applying real-world judgement where it matters most.
We’re already using ChatGPT. Why would we pay for this?
Perfect – you’ll instantly see the difference.
If you’ve tried general AI tools, you’ve likely hit their limits. Secret Compass AI goes further:
- Powered by a chain of custom assistants, not a single chatbot
- Trained on real media risk logic and language, using SC’s decades of experience
- Produces clear, structured outputs – no rewording, no faffing
- Tailors everything to your shoot details – not generic boilerplate
Put simply: ChatGPT is a generalist. This tool is a specialist.
What if it misses something important?
It doesn’t make decisions for you – it helps you make better ones.
The tool guides you to input the right information, suggests relevant hazards and controls, and helps ensure nothing obvious is missed. You review and refine the final document.
Want extra reassurance? We offer an additional expert review service and one of our TV Risk Managers will give it a final check.
Doesn’t a risk assesment require thinking? AI can’t do that.
You’re right – AI isn’t meant to replace human thinking.
Critical thinking, judgement, and intuition are uniquely human skills. AI tools don’t “think”; they recognise patterns in data and generate text statistically. That makes them useful for speeding up drafting and generating ideas, but they can’t make decisions for you.
Where it adds value is in saving you time and sparking ideas:
- Efficiency: Drafts in minutes, so you spend time where it counts.
- Ideas: It rapidly identifies likely hazards, analyses risk and suggests practical controls.
But there are clear limits too:
- It won’t guarantee compliance.
- It adapts only to the shoot context you provide – and we’ve designed the input questions to capture the best possible detail from your shoot.
- It always needs human review.
Think of it like starting from an old risk assessment template: you still need to interrogate, edit, and adapt it. The difference is, because this tool was built by us, specifically for TV & film, it builds on the shoot details you provide to give a stronger, faster, and more relevant starting point.
Risk management still relies on expert judgement. That part will always stay human.
Is it just a template generator?
Not even close.
Templates are static. This tool is dynamic. It adapts to your shoot – location, activities, crew, kit – and generates relevant risks and controls based on that context. No copy-paste. No guesswork. Just usable content, fast.
How is this different from other risk tools?
Most tools manage risk. This one helps you identify it.
We focus on the crucial first step: identifying the risks and tailoring them to your specific shoot. This is often the most time-consuming and error-prone part of the process. By getting it right from the start, everything that follows becomes easier, faster, and more accurate.
Is our data secure?
Yes – always.
We use a secure API and we don’t reuse your data. Confidentiality is critical, especially when working on sensitive or high-profile productions.
It sounds expensive.
It’s designed to save time and money.
Pricing is flexible based on how often you need it. Compare it to the hours spent manually drafting risk assessments – or the cost of delays – and it quickly pays for itself.
But how do I know it’s accurate?
Because it’s built by people who do this work for real.
Secret Compass AI is based on years of hands-on experience, not guesswork. Every prompt and output reflects the reality of managing risk on remote, complex, and high-pressure shoots.
Like all AI, it can occasionally generate incorrect or incomplete information. Outputs should always be reviewed and adapted by someone with the right expertise before use.
Does this mean SC is now just using AI instead of writing detailed risk assessments?
Not at all.
Our consultancy service remains fully led by human experts. The AI tool is an optional product for productions that need a quick, solid first draft. When you work with SC, you still get full support, tailored advice, and the nuanced expertise that only we can provide.
What about the environmental impact of AI?
AI and sustainability is an important consideration.
AI does have environmental costs, including the energy required to run large models, water used for cooling, and the lifecycle of the hardware behind it. While generating a single page of text using AI can produce far less CO₂e than a human expert – in some cases up to 1,500 times less – overall impact depends on scale of use.
At Secret Compass, we are actively assessing the real-world carbon impact of our AI usage. This includes choosing sustainable infrastructure partners, using more efficient models where possible, and building our platform to minimise unnecessary output.
This is a fast-moving space, and we approach it with the same risk-aware mindset that guides all of our work.
Still not sure? Give it a try.
The best way to see the difference is to experience it. No jargon. No hype. Just a faster, smarter way to get a solid, shoot-specific risk assessment – ready to refine and use. An 80% solution in 1% of the time!